Transport and Diffusion in Red Blood Cells

TLDR: Within the limits that had to be imposed, Dr. Elliott has written a good book, the worth of which is greatly enhanced by an excellent list of references at the end of each chapter.

Abstract: Directions for treatment and management are for the most part clear and sound; but remarks on page 325 may lead the student to believe that there is still a place for the use, in syphilis, of" Neosalvarsan", "Mapharside" and even bismuth, iodides and inunctions of mercury. And though pressure cones are discussed at some length, and it is said that, in the presence of such a cone, a lumbar puncture may cause sudden failure of the vital functions, it should have been made clear that lumbar puncture in any patient with a cerebral tumour is fraught with danger. Instead, on page 443, we find the procedure casually listed among laboratory aids to the diagnosis of tumour, and the statement made that spinal tap may disclose a rise of intracranial pressure. But, within the limits that had to be imposed, Dr. Elliott has written a good book, the worth of which is greatly enhanced by an excellent list of references at the end of each chapter. The printing and binding are of the highest quality.